18 May 2001, 14:16  Euro zone March industry output down 0.2 pct from Feb, up 3.0 pct yr-on-yr

BRUSSELS (AFX) - Euro zone industrial production fell 0.2 pct in March from February but was up 3.0 pct year-on-year, the EU statistical office Eurostat said. It revised upwards its estimates for the previous month, putting February's rise from January at 0.5 pct against 0.4 previously, and the year-on-year rise at 4.2 pct against 3.8. Already last month, analysts had been surprised at the strength of output in February. For the EU, industrial output fell 0.1 pct in March from February and was up 2.6 pct year-on-year. This compared with February's rises of 0.4 pct from January and of 3.7 pct year-on-year.

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